English
hyperaggression
Hyperaggression comes from Middle French aggression, from Latin aggressiō ‘advancing, approaching’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰredʰ-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgradior‘to advance, proceed, go, move’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaggredior‘to advance or go to or towards, approach’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaggressiō‘advancing, approaching’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600aggression
- English1500–presentsame form
- Englishtodayhyperaggression
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰredʰ-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgradior‘to advance, proceed, go, move’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaggredior‘to advance or go to or towards, approach’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaggressiō‘advancing, approaching’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600aggression
- English1500–presentsame form
- Englishtodayhyperaggression
A compound of hyper- + aggression
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’
Proto-Hellenic *hupér
Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’
English hyper-
Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-
Latin gradior ‘to step, walk, stride’
Latin aggredior ‘to approach, address, attack’
Latin aggressiō ‘advancing, approaching’
Middle French aggression
English aggression
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-
degree, graduate, progressive, progression, retrograde, gree, gradation, digression, 24 more
through Latin gradior ‘to advance, proceed, go, move’
congress, progress, ingredient, gradient, digress, regress, 25 more
through Latin aggredior ‘to advance or go to or towards, approach’
Today it means
noun An excessive degree of aggression
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ- / hyperaggression